Jinyi Music

Chapter 68 Dao is true and false

Think about it, although the Mou family is not as high-ranking as the aristocratic family, and has a profound background, but because the Liu family is from a great family, although there are differences between the descendants and concubines in secret, they are very careful in disciplining all their children on the surface, like sending someone from afar away. Relatives, a foreigner who is out of the fifth suit is left at home, allowing him to meet with the ladies at home, it will definitely not be allowed to happen!
After the eldest sister got married, the eldest brother-in-law was not so presumptuous at the beginning. The father was busy with business and left the house alone, and the mother was very concerned about the children. The second sister got married first and became pregnant first. The mother often sent the mother to visit Even if the eldest sister is a concubine, the eldest brother-in-law borrowed the power of the Yue family to take the position. From the flowering and drinking outside to the concubines coming in one by one, it is impossible for the mother to know nothing about it. It was the brother-in-law that caused the elder sister to die in depression.

Mou Biao guessed that at least seven or eight points of this matter were due to the fact that his mother was behind the scenes, so...what did the eldest sister do to let her mother punish her like this?

The more Mou Biao thought about it, the more disturbed he became. He always felt that the elder sister's way of doing this was slightly weird and strange. He told Mou Hu,

"Go and see... where is the second brother-in-law now?"

Mou Hu took the order and ran away, and came back to report not long after.

"Master, the master left Mr. Ke San to talk in the study, and he hasn't come out yet!"

Mu Biao nodded,

"Come on, let's go and see!"

Mu Biao led the two boys to the front yard.

The whole layout of Mou Mansion is divided into front and rear courtyards. In the front courtyard, Mou Bin lives with his sons, and in the back courtyard is Mrs. Liu and her aunts and daughters. The main courtyard in the backyard where Mu Bin lives is in the middle of the front and back. Liu closed and locked all the side doors and corner doors connecting the front and back. Only the main courtyard has doors to enter and exit. The sons in the front or the daughters in the backyard have to enter and exit. , have to pass through Liu's yard.

Mrs. Liu also sent her mother-in-law to divide into two shifts in front of the door, to watch day and night, and to report to Mrs. Liu in time when anyone came in or out, so that Mrs. Liu, the mistress in charge, would be able to know the movement of people, so she could take care of the back house. Everyone is restrained, while the master of the front yard, Mu Bin, has the final say. The front yard is divided, and the yard where the sons live is at the back. The front yard is divided into the main hall, the left and right halls, and the front yard. Huayuanzi, Shuxinyuan in the back garden, is Mu Bin's study, treasury, warehouse and other confidential places, so there are guards guarding the whole Mou mansion, and Shuxinyuan also has a lot of hidden guards .

Everyone in the Mou Mansion knew that the Shuxin Courtyard was the most important place, and Mou Bin was not allowed to summon him, and he couldn't go there easily. If he broke in without passing through, Jin Yiwei's hidden guards would kill him on the spot, and he wouldn't show any mercy!
Mou Biao first went to the Shuxinyuan, the young man in front of the door saw him and rushed to meet him.

"Master Eighth..."

"Is my father in the study?"

The boy replied,

"The master and the third young master of the Ke family are talking in the study, but do you want the younger one to pass it on to you?"

Mou Biao thought for a while and shook his head,
"Even if dad has something to do, I won't disturb him!"

After Mou Biao finished speaking, he turned around and left. Mou Hu and Mou Long didn't know why, so they walked a long way after him. Mou Hu asked,
"Young master, won't you go to the master's study?"

Mou Biao shook his head,

"Don't go..."

What he wants to see is what the hell is Mou Xiumei doing, what is he doing looking for his father, is there nothing to listen to his nagging?

He came here just to see the second sister but here, if the second sister is not here, then it is still in his yard!

This room turned around and went to the backyard again. At this time, all the doors had already been locked, and the mother-in-law would still ask questions when he walked into Liu's yard. The wall is!

He swaggered over the wall, upright and upright, invisible to the wives, but visible to the guarded sentry post, recognized him as the eighth young master, without making a sound, watching him bring the two servants over the wall The wall entered the backyard, and when they arrived at Mou Xiujuan's yard, Mou Biao left two young servants outside, and climbed over the wall to enter again.

Mou Xiujuan's small courtyard is a two-story boudoir wooden building, with the bedroom on the top, the main hall on the bottom, and the small kitchen at the back. Mou Biao has been running in this courtyard since he was a child. They also come and go frequently, so they are naturally familiar with the terrain.

He first stretched his neck to have a look, and saw that although there was light in the boudoir on the second floor, there was no figure moving. After thinking for a while, he went to the small kitchen.
"Elder Sister, is this how it's done?"

Mou Xiujuan's voice came, and Mou Xiumei responded,
"That's right, you will personally send it to Mr. Ke San later..."

He said with a smile and teased,
"Also let Mr. Ke San know that our second young lady is a proficient female cook!"

Mou Xiujuan said angrily,
"Eldest sister, I am still the most gentle and generous among the sisters in this family. I didn't expect you to make fun of me like them!"

Mou Xiumei took the handkerchief to wipe her hands, and said with a smile,
"You are about to get married, if you don't make fun of you, you will have no chance!"

While speaking, there was a flash of light in her eyes, and then quickly disappeared. Mou Xiujuan didn't notice it at all.
"Miss..."

She groaned coquettishly, reached out to dip her hand in the washbasin, and splashed her with water. Mou Xiumei hurriedly took the handkerchief to wipe her face, and did the same thing. In the end, the three of them were laughing and taking the handkerchiefs to wipe, but no one saw that Tian'er took advantage of this moment to quietly lift the lid of the porcelain cup and throw something into it.

Mou Biao didn't see what was going on inside, so he heard it and thought to himself,
"Could it be that I was thinking wildly? Looking at the situation, I don't think there is anything wrong with it?"

While he was wondering, he heard Mou Xiumei urging,
"Go, it's too late... people will leave!"

Mou Xiujuan nodded when she heard the words, and told Gui'er,

"Put things on and let's go!"

Gui'er responded, and brought a food box, and put the porcelain cup containing the Lantern Festival into it. The food box was very ingeniously made. After putting the things in, the wooden boards on both sides were movable. Move left and right, and block the container, so as to ensure that the soup inside will not spill out. This side took two small porcelain spoons from Tian'er, put them in the grid beside them, and then covered them. The three of them They all stared at Gui'er's food box, and neither Mu Xiujuan's master and servant noticed that when Tian'er withdrew her hand, she hid a small porcelain cup behind her back.

After Gui'er installed it, she checked it carefully. It seemed that something was missing. She turned her head to look at the case, but there was nothing on it. Has everything been installed?

Guier is thinking to herself,
"Let's go quickly, when people leave later, this thing will be for nothing!"

Mou Xiumei was tired again, and Guier tilted her head to think about it again, but she couldn't remember what was missing, so she had to say to Mou Xiujuan,

"Miss, it's done!"

"Let's go!"

Mou Xiujuan nodded, and Mou Xiumei also smiled and said,

"I've been working with you for so long, and I'm tired too, I'm going back to rest!"

Mou Xiujuan took her hand and walked out of the kitchen together,
"Sister, thank you..."

"What kind words of thanks do we sisters say? You remember my kindness. In the future, just say a few more kind words for me in front of my mother!"

"That's natural, I don't need to tell my eldest sister!"

The two sisters were talking, went out of the yard, and parted at the end of the path, one went to the back, the other went to the front yard, and when the two of them led their girls away, Mou Hu, who was crouching in the bushes, asked Mou Biao,

"Master Eighth, who are we going with?"

Mou Biao replied,

"Follow my eldest sister..."

He always felt that Mou Xiumei seemed to be planning something, the three of them got up from the bushes, and followed Mou Xiujuan and Tian'er's master and servant from a distance, Tian'er was holding a lantern in his hand, and the lights flickered on and off in the dim path , flickering, when they reached the fork in the road, the two of them took a turn at the end, but did not return to their own yard, but turned a few times and diverted to the front yard.

Mou Biao frowned,
"Sure enough, there is something strange..."

Mou Xiumei didn't go back to her own yard, but also went outside Liu's yard. The woman who guarded the gate in Liu's yard asked,

"Miss is so late, what are you doing in the front yard?"

Mou Xiumei smiled and pointed to a small white porcelain cup in Tian'er's hand,

"Did the second sister take the food box to Dad's study just now? She forgot something, so I'll send it to her!"

The mother-in-law nodded and let the two go out, but she muttered in her heart,
"It's already this time, don't the eldest lady and the second lady need to sleep, they all run to the front yard..."

Mou Xiumei's master and servant went out and walked on the unoccupied corridor leading to the front yard. After staying far away, Tian'er looked back and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Miss, aren't you afraid that the old woman won't let her go, or that she will alarm the madam?"

At this time, the gentle smile on Mou Xiumei's face had long since disappeared, her pretty face was tense, and the hand tightly clutching the cloak on her chest revealed her nervousness.
"Also...you have to try it before you know it!"

At this point, she is going all out, and she has to fight for herself!

She is unwilling. Although she is a concubine, she is still the eldest daughter of the family. Then Mr. Ke San is a good match, so why not be worthy of her, but Mou Xiujuan, because she is a concubine?

snort!Although the mother Liu is gentle and generous on the surface, she is actually a sweet-hearted and bitter person. She does one thing in front of her father and another behind her back. In private, he carefully cultivated and strictly disciplined his daughter, as if everyone was studying with her husband together. If Mou Xiujuan couldn't recite the book, she would be beaten in the palm of her hand. If she didn't go to study for three days, her husband would If you turn a blind eye and close your eyes, you won't bother at all.

She was ignorant when she was young, and she was the most comfortable and happy when her husband didn't ask her, and her mother didn't care about her. She also secretly sympathized with Mou Xiujuan, feeling that it was pitiful for her to be beaten, but now that she is older, she realizes how vicious Liu's intentions are!

Take a closer look at the Mou Mansion, there are groups of father's sons and daughters, but only the sons and daughters of the first son are the real ones. The eldest brother and the second brother are the seedlings who are studying. It is said that next year the imperial examination will end, and if they get fame in the future, they will be officials. Now, with Dad still in the position, and entrusting them, they will definitely be able to become a party member in the future.

(End of this chapter)